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¨.»/††%#@@ //////////////////////////////////////// @@#%††/».¨
¨¨¨¨.///%# #%///.¨¨¨¨
¨.»/†%#@@# JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA #@@#%†/».¨
¨¨¨¨»»/%@@ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED @@%/»»¨¨¨¨
¨.»/†%%%%# AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE #%%%%†/».¨
¨.»/†%#@## LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ##@#%†/».¨
¨.»/†%%##@ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE @##%%†/».¨
¨.»/†%%##@ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK @##%%†/».¨
¨.»/†%###@ WATER. @###%†/».¨
¨.»/†%#@## ##@#%†/».¨
¨.»/†%##@@ »»»»††††††††»»»» @@##%†/».¨
¨.»/†%#@@# »»†† ††»» #@@#%†/».¨
¨¨¨¨¨./†%# »»»»»†† FAIRIES LIVE HERE. ††»»»»» #%†/.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.»/†%#@@# »»†† ††»» #@@#%†/».¨
¨.»/†%#@@# »»»»††††††††»»»» #@@#%†/».¨
¨.»/†%%%## ##%%%†/».¨
¨»/†%#@@## THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ##@@#%†/»¨
¨.»/†%#@## URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ##@#%†/».¨
¨..../%%## LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ##%%/....¨
¨.»/†%#@@# TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT #@@#%†/».¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨./%# THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE #%/.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.»/†%#@## WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ##@#%†/».¨
¨.»/†%%%@@ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE @@%%%†/».¨
¨.»/†%#@@# SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO #@@#%†/».¨
¨.»/†%@@## HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ##@@%†/».¨
¨¨¨¨.»††%@ @%††».¨¨¨¨
¨.»/†%#@## THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ##@#%†/».¨
¨¨¨¨./%#@@ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE @@#%/.¨¨¨¨
¨.»/†%#@@@ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY @@@#%†/».¨
¨.»/†%#@## DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ##@#%†/».¨
¨.»/†%#@@# SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT #@@#%†/».¨
¨¨¨¨»/†%%# DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH #%%†/»¨¨¨¨
¨.»/†%#@@@ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE @@@#%†/».¨
¨.»/†%@@## BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ##@@%†/».¨
¨.»/†%#@@@ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS @@@#%†/».¨
¨.»/†%#@@@ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS @@@#%†/».¨
¨¨¨¨..»/%# IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. #%/»..¨¨¨¨
¨»/†%#@@## ##@@#%†/»¨
¨¨¨¨¨../%@ THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT @%/..¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨./††#@ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO @#††/.¨¨¨¨
¨.»/†%#@@# FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS #@@#%†/».¨
¨¨¨»/†%%#@ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES @#%%†/»¨¨¨
¨.»/†%#@## DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ##@#%†/».¨
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